Education

by Fern ShenJan 17, 2022

Baltimore students will get AP credit and help craft a national curriculum as the College Board prepares to give Africana studies its blessing, which some say is long overdue.

Jan 11, 2022

Schools slated for closure are small, but “a solid rock during Covid,” advocates say

Parents, teachers, neighbors, churches and community groups urge two-year delay in a plan to shutter three Baltimore schools that have been a lifeline during the pandemic.

Jan 10, 2022

Anger and anxiety after Baltimore makes abrupt shift to virtual learning for nearly 40% of schools

Amid surging omicron, groups representing parents and teachers had recommended a few extra days of online classes, but District officials had refused.

Special SeriesJan 6, 2022

Contending with absences and outbreaks, Baltimore resumes in-person learning

The city teachers union, thwarted in its call for a brief resumption of virtual learning, spearheads a community mask drive.

Jan 3, 2022

State lawmakers enlisted to defend Baltimore City school re-opening plan

Meanwhile, two Johns Hopkins experts push back at a City Council member who questioned the plan, setting off a furor online.

Nov 21, 2021

After a Catholic priest has a student remove her gay pride shirt, classmates step up to support her

The Archdiocese of Baltimore defends the action of the St. Francis of Assisi Church and School, saying the tee shirt’s imagery opposes Church teachings. A classmate calls what happened “really cruel.”

Jun 5, 2021

When Covid struck, Baltimore’s community schools became a lifeline

Apr 27, 2021

“Don’t muzzle me.” Limits on School Board members’ ability to talk to teachers and the media get pushback

Apr 5, 2021

Students at Baltimore School for the Arts share stories of sexual harassment and assault

Jan 21, 2021

Parents and teachers fear that portable air purifiers won’t make Baltimore schools safe for reopening

Special SeriesJan 13, 2021

Citing “dramatic” learning losses, Santelises expands in-person learning

Special SeriesJan 12, 2021

Baltimore teachers and parents oppose more school reopenings

Special SeriesDec 18, 2020

With data presumed unrecoverable, Baltimore County Schools scramble to recover from cyber attack

Special SeriesDec 4, 2020

BCPS stonewalls County Council members at meeting over ransomware attack

Nov 30, 2020

Multiple red flags preceded last week’s “catastrophic” cyber attack on Baltimore County Schools

Nov 20, 2020

Anxiety, despair, no support, no motivation, can’t focus

Nov 19, 2020

Despite Covid spreading faster than ever, Baltimore moves ahead with partial reopening

Oct 14, 2020

Baltimore’s school reopening plan has a rocky rollout

Oct 1, 2020

Outside Baltimore schools headquarters, teachers and parents rally against reopening

Aug 19, 2020

Beginning Monday, City Schools will distribute laptops and hotspots through schools

Aug 17, 2020

Mervo teachers and alumni want more say in picking next principal

Aug 11, 2020

Racism in Baltimore private schools: “I’m not a zoo animal!”

Jul 28, 2020

UPDATE: City Schools says “we have no excuses” for making families wait in the heat